EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant
Greencastle, IN · Parent: Rc Lonestar Inc
- Total releases
- 790.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 68
- Carcinogens
- 24
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant: how the 790.1K lbs splits
790.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 540.7K lbs 68.4%
- Air Releases 140.9K lbs 17.8%
- Land Disposal 108.4K lbs 13.7%
- Water Discharges 6 lbs <0.1%
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant's 790.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 68.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greencastle, IN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 56.5K lbs of releases across 57 chemicals in 2023, and 790.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,498 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant is pounds #66 and chemical-count #2 at 790.1K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heartland Automotive LLC; Poet Biorefining-Cloverdale LLC; Great Dane Trailers; Ppg Brazil Powder. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Indiana: Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant; Belden Brick Co Plant 6; Gcc Rio Grande Inc; Continental Cement Co. Other Rc Lonestar Inc sites in this extract: Lone Star Industries DBA Buzzi Unicem USA; Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau; Lone Star Ind. Inc. DBA Buzzi Unicem USA Pryor Cement Plant; River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl isobutyl ketone; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Greencastle, IN: 790.1K lbs across 68 chemicals (24 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 68.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant and Belden Brick Co Plant 6.
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
790K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant inside Putnam's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant reports the 39th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 84.3% of every pound reported in Putnam. Scale peers outside Indiana include Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant and Belden Brick Co Plant 6.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Putnam's reported pounds (937.7K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant's total reported releases rose from 34.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant's land releases rose from 23.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant's off-site transfers rose from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant's air releases fell from 8.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 790.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 82% (320.9K lbs to 56.5K lbs).
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 82% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 320.9K lbs | 51 |
| 2020 | 295.6K lbs | 66 |
| 2021 | 82.7K lbs | 58 |
| 2022 | 34.3K lbs | 57 |
| 2023 | 56.5K lbs | 57 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 24 of 68 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant in Putnam
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Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Heartland Automotive LLC, Poet Biorefining-Cloverdale LLC, Great Dane Trailers, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant, Belden Brick Co Plant 6, Gcc Rio Grande Inc.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant on cumulative reported pounds (790.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (68). Release-pound peers include Titanium Metals Corp, Bristol Metals LP, Cooper Standard Automotive. Chemical-count peers include Reworld Tron Corp, Eco-Services Operations, Eq Detroit Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Titanium Metals Corp Toronto, OH · Primary Metals 790.7K lbs reported
- Bristol Metals LP Bristol, TN · Primary Metals 788.9K lbs reported
- Cooper Standard Automotive Bowling Green, OH · Plastics and Rubber 788.6K lbs reported
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 788.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Rc Lonestar Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lone Star Industries DBA Buzzi Unicem USA, Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau, Lone Star Ind. Inc. DBA Buzzi Unicem USA Pryor Cement Plant.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Heartland Automotive LLC. Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greencastle, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327310 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 84.3% of Putnam TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Titanium Metals Corp (Δ 652 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Buzzi Unicem Usa-Greencastle Plant stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 68.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov